Headword:
tzacuilli.
Principal English Translation:
a barricade, a pyramid (see attestations)
Attestations from sources in English:
Motenan, motzacuil. Inin tlatolli, intechpa mitoaya in tlatequipanoa: azo calpixcati, azo achcacauhti = Your wall, your enclosure. This was said of those who served in some capacity, such as tribute collectors or captains.
Mitoa in ascan, tetepe tzacuilli, itzacuil tonatiuh, yoan itzacoal metzli. = They are now called pyramids—the pyramid of the sun and the pyramid of the moon. [Dibble and Anderson translation.]